We are in 1772 on the eve of the American Revolution. The fuse of rebellion has already been lit. People lie dead in the streets of Boston, isolated cabins burn in the forests of North Carolina. With chaos lurking, the Governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the remote areas of North Carolina and protect the colony for the King and the Crown. However, Jamie knows from Claire that in three years, the shot heard round the world will be fired, and its result will be Independence - with those loyal to the King ending up either dead or exiled. A new era begins...